σκοπός — Middle Liddell

σκοπός σκοπός, σκέπτομαι one that watches, one that looks after things, Hom.; of gods and kings, a guardian, protector, Ὀλύμπου σκ. Pind. a lookout-man, watchman, stationed on a σκοπιά, Lat. speculator, Hom., Xen.: one who marks game, Xen. a spy, scout, Il., Trag. the object on which one fixes the eye, a mark, Lat. scopus, Od.; ἀπὸ σκοποῦ away from the mark, Od.; so, παρὰ σκοπόν Pind.; σκοποῦ τυχεῖν to hit the mark, Pind.; ἐπὶ σκοπὸν βάλλειν Xen. metaph. an aim, end, object, Plat.

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one that watches; a target

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σκοπός

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σκοπος

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29798

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29833

Key:

skopo/s

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